Danny Halpin

Progress on around half the UK Government’s environmental goals is either static or moving in the wrong direction, its watchdog said in its second annual report.

Scientists confirm that 2023 was the hottest year on record but forecasts suggest 2024 will be even hotter.

Fossil fuel companies at Cop28 set to produce 25 billion barrels of oil.

A staggering 489,000 people killed by extreme heat around the world in a decade: 45 per cent in Asia and 36 per cent in Europe.

Greta Thunberg charged with public order offence after London protest.

Greta Thunberg at protest demanding oil chiefs pull their money out of politics.

As many as 1.5 million UK properties at risk of flooding due to melting Arctic ice.

Switching pets to vegan diets could benefit environment, study suggests.

Fossil fuel-derived pesticides are a significant but overlooked source of greenhouse gases, warn campaigners.

Plant pandemics threatening food of billions, scientists warn.

Social inequalities are exacerbating urban water crises more than climate change or population growth.

Campaigners demand a reduction of carbon emissions and end to new fossil fuels in the wake of terrifying Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

Flood wardens in Yorkshire encourage communities to take preparatory, defensive action.

Demonstrations against government inaction and greenwashing at COP culminated in a march of over nearly half a million people.